2013 News Quiz Where Wrong Answers Are Better Than Right Ones

From Hollywood to Washington, 2013 was an eventful year. But just how much do you remember about what happened in 2013? Test you news IQ with our year-end news quiz.

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What got Beyonce in trouble during President Obama's inauguration in January?

A) She grabbed the microphone from Chief Justice John Roberts and issued the oath of office.

B) She fist-bumped John Boehner.

C) She lip-synched the national anthem.

D) She asked to bum a cigarette from the president.

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Why did the Vatican have to recall a series of gold coins commemorating the March election of Pope Francis?

A) They were found to be made of chocolate.

B) A typo misspelled Jesus' name Lesus.

C) They contained dangerous levels of mercury.

D) They included the pope's telephone number.

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Along with a series of lewd photographs, this was revealed in July to be the Internet handle of Anthony Wiener, the disgraced former congressman who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City:

A) Carlos Danger

B) Paco Peril

C) Diego Hazard

D) Seymour Weiner

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After admitting to using crack cocaine, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shot down accusations that he propositioned a female staffer and offered her oral sex, saying:

A) "I've got more than enough to eat at home. Thank you very much."

B) "Who has time for that, when there's more crack to be done?"

C) "I'm a poutine man myself."

D) "Just look at me."

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During a two-week government shutdown in October, Chris Cox, a chainsaw artist from South Carolina, made headlines when he took matters into his own hands and did what?

A) Bottle fed the baby pandas at the National Zoo.

B) Mowed the lawn at the Lincoln Memorial.

C) Checked for a map on the back of Declaration of Independence at the National Archives.

D) Read aloud from Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" on the floor of the Senate.

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Upon meeting Kim Jung-un, the 30-year-old leader of North Korea in February, former NBA star Dennis Rodman called the country's supreme leader what?

A) "A ruthless dictator responsible for the deaths of thousands of his citizens."

B) "A threat to international security."

C) "A far better baller than his grandpa Kim Il-sung."

D) "A friend for life."

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How did Charles Ramsey, a short order cook who put down his McDonald's hamburger to help save three woman held captive for a decade in a Cleveland, Ohio, home, say he realized there was a problem in Ariel Castro's house?